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Felicia Kruse Alexander's avatar

This is OT, but in case you've ever been to the Nebraska State Capitol building, you may have noticed an aesthetic resemblance when you visited the Los Angeles Central Library. The artwork and inscriptions designs of both were overseen by my spouse's great-grandfather, Hartley Burr Alexander (who, to underscore the OT nature of my comment, was not Southern in any way whatsoever: https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/hartley-burr-alexander-not-your-typical-20th-century).

I'm afraid I don't have any on-topic recommendations for you re Southernification right now, except to second Richard Reiss' recommendation of *Albion's Seed.* Looking forward to reading the results of your research--you've got a strong hypothesis that clearly resonates with a lot of people.

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Ian Stewart 🌐's avatar

Not sure if this was mentioned previously but Fault Lines: A History of the United States Since 1974 by Julian E. Zelizer and Kevin M. Kruse goes into detail on the effects of right wing media throughout a portion of their book. Hope it helps.

Thanks for sharing the recommendations! Really appreciate it.

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